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Speak, Memory : An Autobiography Revisited (Vintage International)
Speak Memory An Autobiography Revisited - Vintage International
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov's life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, and ...  more ».  
ISBN-13: 9780679723394
ISBN-10: 0679723390
Publication Date: 8/28/1989
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 4
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I haven't finished the book yet, but I'm absolutely enchanted with Nabokov's description of his Russian upbringing and his childhood (and of course, later adult) obsession with butterflies. If you were also a lonely or solitary child, you'll relate even though the details of his life were quite different from yours. It's extremely well written, of course.


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